Collapsible seat.



No. $9 5,426. Patented Mar. "II, I902. A. E. BROCKETT. v CULLAPSIBLE SEAT.

(Application filed Apr. 12.1901.) i

(No Model.)

mus PETERS c0, Pmumo" WASN UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ATWVATER E. BROOKETT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COLLAPSIBLE SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 695,426, dated March 11, 1902.

Application filed April 12, 1901I Serial No. 55,471. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ATWATER E. BROOK- ETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Collapsible, Seat-s, of which the following description, in connection with the accompapying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention has for its object to provide a novel collapsible seat adapted for many different uses, but particularly adapted for use asa counter-seat, to be located either in front of or behind a sales-counter for use by purchasers or saleswomen.

The various features of my invention will be hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1, in side elevation, illustrates a seat made in accordance with one form of my invention, the seat being shown in supporting. or working position; and

Fig. 2, a right-hand. face view of the parts shown in Fig. l with the seat collapsed or moved from supporting position.

Referring to the drawings, in the particular form of my invention there shown and selected for disclosure herein, A is the seat proper of desired shape and construction, it being conveniently made of wood and circular in shape.

To the under side of the seat A is applied a plate or bracket 6, shown as provided at its inner end with diagonally-projecting ears I), that receive between them'a top-supporting bracket 12 to which said ears are pivoted at 11 The bracket 5 may be secured to a suitable supporting member s, that may be a strut or post secured upon the floor or to the face of the counter or counter-support, or the said bracket may be secured directly to the counter or other support. The ears 1) preferably project to a considerable distance from the under side of the seat in order to give-to the latter an outward and upward movement when turned into working or supporting position. The plate or bracket 1) upon the under side of the seat has fulcrumed or pivoted to it at d the movable support d, shown as' in the form of an elongated link. Atits lower end the movable'support dworks in a slot 6' in the bottom bracket 6, also secured to the post 0 or other support. The bottom bracket closed bottom of the bracket and the lower end of the movable support d. 7 When the seat is turned downinto supporting position, as shown in full lines, the weight of the person carried upon the seat maintains the latter in supporting position with the spiral spring compressed. When, however, the weight is removed from the seat, the springf forces the supportclupwardly in the slot 6, and therebyturns'the saidseat upwardly into vertical or collapsed position, as indicated by dotted lines', Fig. 1, andfulllines, Fig. 2.

The bottom bracket or member 6 is shown as upwardly and outwardly inclined, as also the slot 6, in order to keep the lower end thereof as close as possible to its support, yet permitting the upper end thereof to project sufiiciently to permit the swing-support d to lie fiat against the face of the seat or the plate thereon when the seat iscollapsed vertically.

I have found the form of my invention above described to produce] satisfactory re- 1. A collapsible seat comprising an upwardly-swinging seat member, a swinging support for the free end of said seat, a supporting member having a slot in which slides the lowerend of said swinging support and a spring interposed between the lower sliding end of said support and the bottom of said supporting member,said springbeing compressed under the weight of a person occupying the seat and operating on removal of suchweight to swing the seat upwardly by pushing upon.

the lower end of said support.

2. A collapsible seat comprising an upwardly-swinging seatmember, a swinging looped supporting-link for the free end of said seat, a supporting member slotted to receive the lower end of said link and arranged be- ICC) " tween the side members thereof, and a spring and a supporting member having a slot inclined upwardly and on twardlyfrom its lower to its upper end and receiving the lower end of said swinging support, and a spring pressing upwardly against the bottom of said swinging support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ATWATER E. BROCKETT.

Witnesses:

W. G. WEBBER, E. S. EMERY. 

